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Peer reviewedMarsh, Herbert W.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
Test-retest data (six-month interval) collected on preadolescent student self-concepts, teachers' ratings of student self-concepts, and academic ability provided strong support for the construct validity of self-concept. The multiple dimensions of self-concept showed a logical and consistent pattern of relationships with a variety of criteria.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Preadolescents
Download full textMarsh, Herbert W.; Smith, Ian D. – 1986
The purposes of the present investigation are to compare the structure and level of multidimensional self-concepts for boys and girls from England and Australia, and to demonstrate the use of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in making such comparisons. Subjects were random samples of 303 English preadolescents and 303 Australians that were…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMarsh, Herbert W.; Holmes, Iain W. MacDonald – American Educational Research Journal, 1990
The construct validity of 290 preadolescent children's responses to 3 instruments claiming to measure dimensions of self-concept was studied. Instruments administered to the fifth graders include the Self-Description Questionnaire; the Perceived Competence Scale; and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scales. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Elementary School Students, Grade 5
